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Boxing schedule for 2026: Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora, Tyson Fury return on tap


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The boxing calendar is loading up quickly for 2026. After a quick start to the year in January and February, tons of fights have been announced for spring … and a major one in September.

The early highlight of the schedule was Shakur Stevenson’s domination of Teofimo Lopez Jr. to win the WBO junior welterweight championship. It was a true pound-for-pound performance from Stevenson, who won nearly every second of a fight against the most dangerous foe of his career.

On Feb. 21, Ryan Garcia picked up the biggest win of his career, becoming world champion for the first time when he defeated Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title.

Looking ahead, there are many big names with dates set. In the heavyweight division, Deontay Wilder is set to return to the ring against Derek Chisora on April 4, Tyson Fury is ending his retirement on April 11, WBO heavyweight champ Fabio Wardley is set to put his belt on the line against Daniel Dubois on May 9, and unified champ Oleksandr Usyk is set for a late May date with kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in Egypt.

Add in pound-for-pound king Naoya Inoue defending his undisputed junior featherweight title in a long-awaited bout with Junto Nakatani on May 2 and there’s plenty of action in store before we even reach June.

All eyes are also on a rematch of one of history’s biggest fights, which is already set for September when Floyd Mayweather runs it back with Manny Pacquiao.

Take a look at the calendar for 2026 below.

Note: This will be updated constantly with changes and additions.

Upcoming boxing schedule for 2026

April 4 London Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora Heavyweights DAZN
April 5 Las Vegas Zuffa Boxing 05: Andres Cortes vs. Eridson Garcia Lightweights Paramount+
April 5 London Caroline Dubois (c) vs. Terri Harper (c) Unified lightweight title ESPN App
April 11 London Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov Heavyweights Netflix
April 17 New York Alycia Baumgardner (c) vs. Bo Mi Re Shin Unified junior lightweight title ESPN
April 18 Liverpool, England Callum Smith vs. David Morrell Light heavyweights DAZN
May 2 Las Vegas Gilberto Ramirez (c) vs. David Benavidez Unified cruiserweight title DAZN
May 2 Tokyo Naoya Inoue (c) vs. Junto Nakatani Undisputed junior featherweight title TBA
May 9 Manchester, England Fabio Wardley (c) vs. Daniel Dubois WBO heavyweight title DAZN
May 9 College Park, Georgia Angelo Leo (c) vs. Ra’eese Aleem IBF featherweight title DAZN
May 23 Giza, Egypt Oleksandr Usyk (c) vs. Rico Verhoeven WBC heavyweight title DAZN
May 30 El Paso, Texas Stephanie Han (c) vs. Holly Holm WBA lightweight title ESPN
May 30 Ekaterinburg, Russia Dmitry Bivol (c) vs. Michael Eifert Unified light heavyweight title TBA
June 6 Sheffield, England Dalton Smith (c) vs. Alberto Puello WBC junior welterweight title DAZN
June 27 Brooklyn Xander Zayas (c) vs. Jaron Ennis Unified junior middleweight title DAZN
Sept. 19 Las Vegas Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather TBA Netflix





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